Herts Rewards Cookie Policy

Cookies are used to make this website work and for us to track usage of certain pages and features. This policy explains what they are, what they are for and how you can control them.
We may update this policy at times and you can always find an up to date copy by visiting the website and clicking on the Cookie Policy link. This policy that you are reading now is effective 25 May 2012.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files which a website may put on your computer or mobile device when you first visit a site or page. A cookie will help the website, or another website, to recognise your device the next time you visit. Web beacons or other similar files can also do the same thing. We use the term "cookies" in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way.If we didn't use cookies then we wouldn't be able to remember who you are as you navigate through and use our service.

What sort of cookies does this website use?

Internally, we categorise these in three ways:

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Essential cookies

These cookies enable you use all the different parts of the site and without them we cannot provide you with a service.

Some examples of how we use these cookies are:

Signing in to your account securely.

Remembering the preferences you set on this page.

Carrying our requests initiated by you.

Detecting and preventing fraud.

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Performance Tracking Cookies

Performance cookies are used to collect and report on, for example, information about which pages visitors go to most often. This helps us provide a better user experience.

Cookie Name

Purpose

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is used on this site, and in some of our mobile apps, to help us understand how the site is used. It uses a set of cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics without personally identifying you to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the ‘__ga’ cookie.

FullStory session tracking is used on this site, to help us understand where there are usability issues on the site. It uses a single cookie to store your a reference to your session and let’s us relate the information to your account.

SessionCam session tracking is used on this site, to help us understand where there are usability issues on the site. It uses a set of cookies to store a reference to your session and let’s us relate the information to your account.

New Relic is used on this site and allows us to perform statistical measurements of the website’s speed. New Relic receives the information on what pages are accessed and the time it took to load. As part of this reporting, New Relic may get and store your IP address. The purpose and scope of the data collection, as well as information about how New Relic processes and uses this data can be found in New Relic's Privacy Policy.

To track Cashback purchases with retailers we use affiliate networks. These affiliate networks do not receive any information about you from us, however, we do share a unique per-visit ID with them to enable your Cashback to be correctly credited to you. This is held in a “tracking cookie” whilst you complete your purchase with the chosen retailer.

You can learn more about how this information is held in their Privacy Notices:

We do not use third-party advertising on this website, nor do we use cookies for things like behavioural targeting.

The retailers that you visit may also place their own cookies on your device when you transact with them. Those cookies will be governed by their own policies and we are not responsible for any acts and omissions (including in relation to their cookie and privacy policies) by them.

Can a website user block cookies?

Using the options above you can disable certain types of cookies that we use. If you want to learn more about cookies and how to disable specific ones, then you can find information on www.allaboutcookies.org.Completely disabling cookies will prevent this website from working properly. If you do not wish to allow us to use cookies then we recommend that you do not use this website at all.

Do we track whether users open our emails?

Our emails often contain a single, email-unique "pixel" to tell us whether you have opened the emails, and we can identify which links have been followed. We use this information so that we can understand what content is interesting to our users. The pixel will be deleted when you delete the email. If you do not wish the pixel to be downloaded to your device at all, please unsubscribe from our email communications.

More Information

More detail on how businesses use cookies is available at www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you have any queries regarding this Cookie Policy please raise an enquiry through our online help system.